| NOUN | plant | screw pine, pandanus | any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves |
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| Meaning | Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves. | |
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| Synonym | pandanus | |
| Member of | genus Pandanus | type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines) |
| Narrower | textile screw pine, lauhala, Pandanus tectorius | Polynesian screw pine |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Spanish | pandanus | |
| Catalan | pandanus | |
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